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"In addition to sending our regiment's manpower and firepower configuration to the brigade commander, we also need to inquire about the specific firepower configuration of the three main forces of the Japanese! We also need to ask the brigade commander to create opportunities for us!"

Li Yunlong told Zhao Gang:

"The Special Operations Group's intelligence is too delayed, so it's hard for us to ambush them. The Japanese Koshikawa Division is right in the middle of the way, and without the help of the brigade commander, it's really hard for us to destroy this damn Koshikawa Division!"

Hearing this, Zhao Gang raised his eyebrows:
"Why do we have to destroy the Koshikawa Division? It would be so easy to just take down a small Japanese brigade. Why make it more difficult for yourself? Besides, if we let the brigade commander create opportunities, wouldn't that give him a reason to rob us?"

"Do you think if you don't let him create opportunities, he won't rob you?"

Li Yunlong looked at him with one eye wide open and one eye narrowed, and said with a pout:
"Not to mention that our regiment now has 16000 people, with no shortage of light or heavy weapons, and 7 artillery battalions. How can we fight against a small Japanese brigade?

Damn it, the Japanese didn't even let me spend the New Year in peace. If I don't kill one of their divisions, I'll feel really sorry for them for raiding us for more than two months!"

Zhao Gang also felt that what Li Yunlong said made sense, so he didn't say anything else and sent a telegram to the brigade commander according to his wishes.

After receiving Li Yunlong's telegram, the brigade commander's eyes lit up and he couldn't help but smile to the chief of staff:

"Haha, Li Yunlong is the one who has developed the best. He was able to recruit 7000 new soldiers even during the Japanese raids. In just over two months, he has reached 2 soldiers!"

"Yes, I heard that in order to recruit soldiers, he even sent Zhang Wu to attack the 41st Brigade of the Japanese!"

The Chief of Staff smiled and agreed:
"The main force of the Japanese mopping-up operation was delayed in Luyang for more than a month.

Moreover, his 16000 troops not only have a gun per person, but also 7 artillery battalions, 12 grenade launcher battalions, and 1 tank company. Even if he randomly pulls out a battalion, the number of light and heavy machine guns is no less than that of a main force regiment! "

The Chief of Staff said with emotion:

"After coming to northwest Shanxi and having a stable territory, Li Yunlong has really become a dragon in the clouds, and his strength is rising rapidly!"

"Isn't he still relying on Zhang Wu?"

The Brigadier added:
"If Zhang Wu hadn't backed him up a few times and laid the foundation for him to defeat the enemy with a smaller force, he wouldn't have been able to reach the size of two divisions in more than two years. He wouldn't have dared to say that he wanted to destroy the Yuechuan Division!"

"Of course it would be best if we could destroy the Koshikawa Division!"

The Chief of Staff crossed his arms and analyzed:
"Judging from the current situation, this is the only force the Japanese can use to fight in northwest Shanxi!
All the garrison regiments from other places have been withdrawn, and the remaining ones are called garrison battalions, but in fact they are third-rate gendarmerie!
After destroying the Yuechuan Division, the remaining Japanese troops will no longer be able to defend such a large area, and will inevitably shrink their defenses. We can take advantage of the situation to take back a few more counties, consolidate the Yellow River defense line, reverse the offensive and defensive situation, and completely seize the initiative! "

"That's right, the Japanese will have to look at our faces when the time comes! He still dares to come out to raid? Humph, bullshit!"

The brigade commander nodded in agreement, spread out the map, and called the chief of staff over:

"Let's see where Li Yunlong can best break the Japanese's dragon gate formation. The three main forces of the Japanese are more than 10,000 people. If we fail to do so, the independent regiment will suffer heavy casualties!"

"I think it can be placed in Guanyunling!"

The chief of staff had already had an idea. He pointed at Guan Yunling and said:
“Because they were attacked by Zhang Wu, the Japs were not moving very fast. They had just finished sweeping Shuiquan and entered Anhua County, and it should be 10 days away from Guanyunling area.

We can let Kong Jie create some noise between Wukou County and Anhua County, giving the Japanese the impression that our main force has jumped out of their mopping-up range to attack the county seat of Wukou County. If the Japanese want to have a decisive battle with our "main force", they must cross Guanyunling!
Li Yunlong has many clever ideas for fighting, and he will definitely be able to find a fighting opportunity from this!"

The brigade commander asked without comment:
"What is the current size of the new Second Regiment?"

The Chief of Staff understood everything and said directly:

"There are 5000 troops and a lot of light and heavy machine guns. Let him concentrate his firepower. It should be no problem to pretend to be 1 people at night!"

"Okay, let's do it!"

The brigade commander made the decision directly:
"Go send a telegram to the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment, and tell them the specific firepower configuration of the three main forces of the Japanese devils, and give them 10 days to prepare.

Ten days later, the New Second Regiment will launch a feint from Anhua County to Wukou County, allowing the Independent Regiment to find its own fighting opportunity in Guanyunling. There is no need to force the Yuechuan Division, as long as we can destroy all the Japanese devils along the way! "

Glancing at the chief of staff, he warned again:
"Tell Li Yunlong to be careful. He has a lot of new recruits. If he dares to act arrogantly and fails to defeat the Japanese and suffers heavy casualties, I will hold him accountable!"

The Chief of Staff nodded:

"Okay, I'll send the message right away!"

After receiving the telegram from the brigade commander, Li Yunlong said with a firm look on his face:

"Look, the brigade commander asked us to search on our own again. What does that mean? This operation was organized by him, and he has the final say on the seizure of the spoils!"

Zhao Gang couldn't help laughing and said:
"You still understand the brigade commander!"

"Forget it. I'm used to the brigade commander's robbery. If we gather all the spoils together, it will be more than enough to equip an entire army!"

Li Yunlong boasted, then waved his hand and said:
"What's more, he asked Kong Erlangzi to feint and create an opportunity for us to fight. Let him rob us, who told me to be afraid of him?

This also just happened to be in line with what Kong Erlangzi had telegraphed to us before, we can’t… favor one over the other!”

As he said this, he shouted to Duan Peng outside the door:
"Duan Peng, notify all company-level cadres and above to come to the meeting!"

"Yes!"

Duan Peng agreed and took the messenger with him to pass on the message.

The war is finally here! Zhang Wu's eyes lit up when he received Duan Peng's notice. Last time when they were drinking, Li Yunlong had said that he wanted to ambush the Japanese. Now that the independent regiment has been expanded, he must have found an opportunity.

That's exactly what happened.

He arrived at the regiment headquarters, greeted Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang, and waited for all the company-level cadres and above to arrive. Li Yunlong asked Zhao Gang to read out the specific firepower configuration of the three main forces of the Japanese devils, as well as the telegram from the brigade commander, then glanced at everyone and said:
"You all heard it, right? This ambush is different from the previous ones. The three main forces of the Japanese are only two hours away from each other. We can't ambush at a specific location, otherwise the Japanese support will be too fast. We can't do this business that loses money.

So we can only attack at night this time, and we have to take the initiative to find the Japanese!

But there is good news. In order to force us into a decisive battle, the Japanese soldiers camp in the wild at night. As long as we find them, find out their deployment, lay mines on the road where they are coming to support us, slow down the speed of their reinforcements, and then launch a sudden attack, we can still kill the Japanese soldiers!"

After explaining the general tactics, Li Yunlong first looked at the battalion commanders of the infantry battalion and began to assign specific tasks:
"After finding out the Japanese's deployment, the 6th to 8th Battalion will be at the head, the 3rd to 5th Battalion will be at the tail, and the 9th to 15th Battalion will be in the middle. We don't need to kill as many as possible in the first wave of attack, but we must divide the Japanese into four groups so that we can resolve the battle as quickly as possible!
As for the 1st and 2nd Battalions, work with the Engineer Company to slow down the Japs' support!"

Shen Quan and the 2nd Battalion Commander were still trying to fight for it, but Li Yunlong glared at them:

"Execute the order!"

"Yes!"

All the company commanders of the infantry battalions stood at attention and puffed out their chests.

Li Yunlong hummed with satisfaction and looked at the commander of the grenade launcher battalion again:

"Send out two main grenade launcher battalions to assist the 2st and 1nd battalions in slowing down the Japs' support. The others will form groups of three grenade launchers and work in companies to provide artillery support between the battalions!"

"Yes!"

All the battalion and company commanders of the grenade launcher battalions stood at attention and puffed out their chests.

Li Yunlong looked at Liang Shuisheng again:
"Shuisheng, are the 9 rapid-fire cannons veterans?"

Liang Shuisheng shook his head:
"Because rapid-fire cannons are relatively simple, we didn't send any veterans there! But don't worry, Commander, we can definitely make temporary adjustments within 2 minutes. We'll fire wherever you point!"

Li Yunlong nodded and said:
"It would be better to transfer a veteran infantry artillery battalion to the 1st and 2nd Battalions. This battle is different from the past, and temporary adjustments based on orders alone will not work!
The others will be placed 2 kilometers away. Once we have figured out the enemy's deployment, we will first conduct a covering bombardment with all the artillery elements. Then, when Zhang Wu goes to fight the enemy's iron bastard, we will attack the enemy's artillery battalion!"

"Yes!"

Liang Shuisheng stood at attention and puffed out his chest like an artillery battalion commander.

Li Yunlong finally looked at Zhang Wudao:

"Zhang Wu, you have to work hard this time. I will give you 300 rounds of bullets. I will ask each battalion to prepare 300 rounds for you. You have good eyesight. Follow the Japanese to find a suitable ambush point. Find out the Japanese's deployment before the ambush. After the ambush begins, first kill the Japanese's headquarters and Iron Turtle, and then the Japanese's artillery battalion. You have to complete it!

This is a night attack, and we don't know exactly where the ambush will take place. We have to stay in the mountains, so we can't bring our Iron Turtle with us. Whether we can quickly kill the Japanese and leave with the loot depends entirely on you!"

The other battalion commanders also nodded in agreement:
"Yes, with Zhang Wu here, we can probably kill the Japs along the way!"

"That's right. If we want to find out the Japanese's deployment at night and launch a targeted attack, no one can do it except Zhang Wu!"

"No problem, my battalion will prepare 400 rounds of ammunition for Zhang Wu!"

Listening to their words, Zhang Wu patted his chest confidently and said:

"Don't worry, Commander. Leave everything to me. We are the ancestors of the Japanese in close combat and night combat. How can the Japanese disrespect our ancestors?"

"Good job, that's encouraging!"

Li Yunlong patted Zhang Wu's shoulder with satisfaction, glanced at everyone and said:

"Time is running out. The Japanese only have 10 days to reach Guanyunling. Let's hurry down and prepare. We will set off officially tomorrow night. We will first hide in Tiger Gorge in Guanyunling. When the Japanese arrive, Zhang Wu will have a clear understanding of the situation, and then we can make corresponding adjustments!"

"Yes!"

After everyone stood at attention and saluted, they filed out to prepare.

When most people had left, Li Yunlong said to Zhao Gang:
"Old Zhao, let's follow the old rules. Today and tomorrow, you will lead your direct company to protect our baggage and civilians as they enter the mountains to prevent the Japanese from stealing our homes!"

Zhao Gang nodded:

"Don't worry, I'll do it!"

In this way, the independent regiment began to move, some were on guard, some were distributing ammunition, and some were covering the civilians as they entered the mountains, quickly and orderly.

After Zhang Wu received 300 rounds of bullets, he returned to the dormitory to prepare his weapons and equipment, waiting to set off the next night.

In the evening of the next day, after dinner, Zhang Wu returned to the dormitory, dressed neatly, and when the assembly call was heard, he immediately went to the assembly point.

After all the soldiers arrived, Li Yunlong made a brief pre-war mobilization.

He didn't need to say much. With Zhang Wu's previous role model, the soldiers had already been eager to kill the Japanese. As soon as he said a few words, they were rubbing their hands and shouting.

With such morale, Li Yunlong waved his hand and led the independent regiment in batches, under the cover of night, straight to Laohu Gorge in Guanyunling.

(End of this chapter)